The Registered Nurse works within a changing environment and in inter-professional teams to advocate for and promote wellness while ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and ethical nursing care. The RN shares their knowledge and expertise with others and contributes to the advancement of nursing practice excellence. The RN continually enhances their practice and competencies through ongoing learning, education, experience and reflective practice.
This opportunity may be of interest to Registered Nurses with specialized General Internal Medicine (GIM) education and experience who would like to support care for medically complex, frail elderly, marginalized, addictions, stroke and homeless populations. The RN will work collaboratively with the GIM staff-physicians, residents, health disciplines, CCAC, clerical, clinical assistants and RN's-and reporting directly to the CLM for General Internal Medicine, the GIM RN will be responsible for:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary role of the RN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and SMH's mission, vision, values and policies. The RN optimizes the patient's experience and care outcomes by:
Being accountable for one's decisions and professional practice;
Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;
Collaborating with other members of the patient's care team; and,
Coordinating and communicating patient care activities.
The RN has 4 key areas of responsibility:
Patient Care
Provides patient/family centered care
Acquires information to assess patient care and learning needs
Develops a plan of care and integrates nursing activities with other inter-professional activities
Engages in critical inquiry and reflection to select evidence-based interventions
Organizes nursing care and assigns or changes nursing care activities where appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed
Anticipates, recognizes and addresses rapidly changing situations
Provides health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies
Documents observations, assessments and care provision
Contributes to discharge and transition planning
Refers patient to other agencies or services as needed
provides care for patients with multiple medical diagnoses including frail elderly, stroke, congestive heart failure, and patients on the Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit
Collaboration & Coordination
Serves as the primary resource for organizing and coordinating patient care activities
Establishes and maintains respectful, collaborative, therapeutic and inter-professional relationships
Coordinates and communicates patient care activities for a safe and seamless transition and appropriate transfer of accountability
Participates in local unit level and hospital committees
able to work collaboratively with inter-professional care team
Leadership
Aligns behavior with SMH's vision, mission and values and Code of Conduct
Supports the advancement of professional practice
Utilizes effective judgment in assigning patient care activities
Engages in self-reflection, performance review and ongoing learning
Participates in mentoring, teaching and /or coaching students, co-workers and other regulated and unregulated health professionals
Embraces change that leads to improved nursing practice and better patient outcomes
Advocates for a safe and healthy work environment
Research
Participates in or supports research projects
Supports and participates in evidence based practice implementation and quality improvement initiatives
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have Current General Class (Practising) Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
Must have current CPR or BLS certification
Demonstrated previous experience working with marginal and vulnerable populations, including Elder care and stroke management care, in an area with many disease specialties
Minimum two years previous medicine experience in an acute care hospital
Telemetry and venous access/IV care preferred
Ability to work collaboratively with other professions / disciplines in a team environment
Excellent communication, time management, organizational and prioritization skills as relates to patient care
Proven experience in development of collaborative care plans for complex patients
Excellent clinical reasoning, critical thinking skills and ability to advocate for patient care needs
Demonstrates effective conflict resolution and de-escalation skills
Must have an excellent attendance record
Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.
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